What was shown of Wattam today consisted of a cube-shaped fella with a firecracker attached to his head. He is the Mayor of the game world and other characters will are promised to be revealed throughout 2015.

]]>https://www.vg247.com/2014/12/07/wattam-ps4-katamari-damacy/feed/0Katamari Damacy lands on PSN as a PS2 Classic next weekhttps://www.vg247.com/2013/04/26/katamari-damacy-lands-on-psn-as-a-ps2-classic-next-week/
https://www.vg247.com/2013/04/26/katamari-damacy-lands-on-psn-as-a-ps2-classic-next-week/#respondFri, 26 Apr 2013 18:10:49 +0000http://www.vg247.com/?p=362094Katamari Damacy will be released as a PS2 Classic through PSN next week. Expect it to be made available with the PS Store update on April 30 for PS3. We’ll ask about Europe. Thanks, Joystiq.
]]>https://www.vg247.com/2013/04/26/katamari-damacy-lands-on-psn-as-a-ps2-classic-next-week/feed/0Katamari Damacy: PS2 original hitting Japan PSN soonhttps://www.vg247.com/2012/11/14/katamari-damacy-ps2-original-hitting-japan-psn-soon/
https://www.vg247.com/2012/11/14/katamari-damacy-ps2-original-hitting-japan-psn-soon/#respondWed, 14 Nov 2012 09:14:49 +0000http://www.vg247.com/?p=315809Katamari Damacy is a bat-shit crazy concept, but it’s a series players have been enjoying for some time now. Namco is giving Japanese PS3 owners the chance to relive the game that started the insanity all over again this month. Get the details below.

Siliconera reports that Katamari Damacy is up for re-release as a a PS2 classic from November 21st at 1,200 yen (around $15).

If you’re unfamiliar with the concept, it essentially involves rolling a ball over objects all across earth – people, wildlife, buildings – and consuming them until it gets bigger. It’s actually a frightening prospect when you think about it.

]]>https://www.vg247.com/2012/11/14/katamari-damacy-ps2-original-hitting-japan-psn-soon/feed/0Katamari ShiftyLook kicks off September 17https://www.vg247.com/2012/09/13/katamari-shiftylook-kicks-off-september-17/
https://www.vg247.com/2012/09/13/katamari-shiftylook-kicks-off-september-17/#respondThu, 13 Sep 2012 01:37:29 +0000http://www.vg247.com/?p=296595The next digital comics release from Namco Bandai’s ShiftyLook series will focus on Katamari Damacy. Destructoid reports the series is being penned by Alex Culang and Raynato Castro, better known as the team behind webcomic Buttersafe (one of my favourites). The new series debuts on September 17 and will update on Mondays and Wednesdays. Stay tuned to ShiftyLook for updates.
]]>https://www.vg247.com/2012/09/13/katamari-shiftylook-kicks-off-september-17/feed/0Katamari Damacy to be showcased at MOMAhttps://www.vg247.com/2012/08/01/katamari-damacy-to-be-showcased-at-moma/
https://www.vg247.com/2012/08/01/katamari-damacy-to-be-showcased-at-moma/#commentsWed, 01 Aug 2012 02:29:24 +0000http://www.vg247.com/?p=281377Keita Takahashi’s masterful game about collecting All The Things is to be honoured at one of the world’s top art galleries.

Destructoid reports Katamari damacy will be included as part of a new exhibit at New York’s Museum of Modern Art. That’s a seriously big deal, if you’re not au fait with the modern art scene.

The exhibit is called Century of the Child: Growing by Design 1900-2000, and was inspired by Ellen Key’s book The Century of Child. It opened on July 29 and will be on show until November 5.

As for the rest of the exhibit, it apparently examines how children and childhood ideas influence modern art and design, with an emphasis on playfulness and curoisty – so that sounds like kind of a blast even without one of my favourite games.

Bonus facts: Katamari Damacy is a kind of critique on capitalist culture, but went on to spawn a number of sequels and spin-offs. Creator Takahashi became so disillusioned with the games industry that he left to design playgrounds, and was only lured back by the chance to join Glitch creator Tiny Speck.

]]>https://www.vg247.com/2012/08/01/katamari-damacy-to-be-showcased-at-moma/feed/1Katamari Damacy shots look very, very pwettyhttps://www.vg247.com/2011/12/08/katamari-damacy-shots-look-very-very-pwetty/
https://www.vg247.com/2011/12/08/katamari-damacy-shots-look-very-very-pwetty/#respondThu, 08 Dec 2011 14:43:59 +0000http://www.vg247.com/?p=220863Namco Bandai’s dropped new shots of Katamari Damacy, showing the mindbogging puzzler in action for Vita. Its also detailed how players will be able to get hold of two downloadable levels. Collect fan souls – ten to be more specific – and you’ll get access to one level. If you don’t have the time to do that, you can buy a certain number of fan souls. Get one for ¥50, three for ¥130 and five for ¥200.

]]>https://www.vg247.com/2011/12/08/katamari-damacy-shots-look-very-very-pwetty/feed/0A first look at Katamari Damacy for Vitahttps://www.vg247.com/2011/09/16/a-first-look-at-katamari-damacy-for-vita/
https://www.vg247.com/2011/09/16/a-first-look-at-katamari-damacy-for-vita/#respondFri, 16 Sep 2011 07:37:21 +0000http://www.vg247.com/?p=203124We knew there was a new Katamari Damacy rolling towards the PlayStation Vita, but now, Namco Bandai has given us a sneaky peek of what’s in store, with a bunch of screens, a pile of details and one very dizzy trailer.

Writing for the PlayStation.Blog, Rich Bantegui (Community Manager at Namco Bandai) couldn’t contain his excitement for this series that is “dear to all of our hearts” despite featuring such a teeny tiny little hero.

Things to note:Katamari Damacy is a working title only. The final game could be called just about anything, so don’t be too surprised.

The Vita’s rear touch-pad will be used to squeeze and stretch your katamari, meaning the world is pick-upable in all new ways.

We don’t have a release date just yet, but are promised more details “in the coming weeks and months”.

In the meantime, here’s a few screens to tide you over.

]]>https://www.vg247.com/2011/09/16/a-first-look-at-katamari-damacy-for-vita/feed/0Namco Bandai at TGS – Vita, 3DS, Soulcalibur Vhttps://www.vg247.com/2011/09/15/namco-bandai-at-tgs-vita-3ds-soulcalibur-v/
https://www.vg247.com/2011/09/15/namco-bandai-at-tgs-vita-3ds-soulcalibur-v/#respondThu, 15 Sep 2011 08:54:48 +0000http://www.vg247.com/?p=202848Famitsu already spoiled some of the big announcements to come out of the Namco Bandai pre-TGS press conference, but there were still some details to be chewed over and enjoyed. Expect big things for the PlayStation Vita launch lineup, Tekken, Ace Combat, Katamari Damacy and – of course, Soulcalibur V.

First off, a couple of 3DS offerings. Ace Combat: Assault Horizon Legacy is headed West, no ETA for EU just yet, but it’ll be arriving in the U.S. on November 15th. Details for the handheld Tekken 3D Prime Edition were also a little sketchy – Namco Bandai refusing to narrow things down further than “February 2012”.

Jumping ship, the company’s signed up for three games to hit the PlayStation Vita launch window – so keep an eye out for Shinobido 2: Tales of the Ninja, a new instalment of Ridge Racer, and (exciting!) a new Katamari Damacy.

Saving the best for last – Hisaharu Tago stepped up to talk about the game he’s producing – Soulcalibur V. He’s not alone on the projet, with Namco actually choosing to outsource parts of the game to dev studio CyberConnect 2, best-known for the Naruto Ultimate Ninja games as well as the .hack series.

Expect big things – the soundtrack to the game will feature pieces from such artists as Inon Zur (Dragon Age) and Cris Velasco (God of War III). John Kurlander – Grammy-award winning recording/mixing engineer will also be looking after the Soulcalibur V audio.

So the thing should look good and sound good, here’s hoping it plays good, too. Soulcalibur V has a release window of Q1, 2012.

]]>https://www.vg247.com/2011/09/15/namco-bandai-at-tgs-vita-3ds-soulcalibur-v/feed/0Hack lets you play Katamari on your favourite websiteshttps://www.vg247.com/2011/03/14/hack-lets-you-play-katamari-on-your-favourite-websites/
https://www.vg247.com/2011/03/14/hack-lets-you-play-katamari-on-your-favourite-websites/#commentsMon, 14 Mar 2011 06:45:25 +0000http://www.vg247.com/?p=155909Someone’s gone and made a hack that allows you to play Katamari on whatever website. In a gist, paste a code into Firefox or Chrome and you can roll to your heart’s content. You can even do it to VG247. Look at it go through that Homefront ad.

Katamari Damacy creator Keita Takahashi believes the Japanese game industry is in a bit of a sad state, and has suggested the sector does its best work after it has hit a downward slope.

Speaking with GamesTM magazine, Takahashi said the industry in Japan needs “an injection of life” to get it out of its zombie state, and start making more “genuine, original games”.

“I think the Japanese industry is like a zombie,” he said. “We don’t know what to do until we’re at the very bottom, and only then can we start looking at where things are going wrong.

“When we go down, we see new technology like PlayStation Move and things pick up a bit. We never hit rock-bottom, and it’s like a zombie that never dies. It needs an injection of life. I think in Japan there’s too much a focus on sequels. There are too few genuine original games being made and, for me, that is why Japanese gaming is not doing so well at the moment.”